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Flash Flood Warning 69, NWS Springfield, MO
NWS Springfield, MO issued this flash flood warning at Aug 20, 2005, 4:22 PM CDT for Howell County, Ozark County, Missouri. It was in force for 6 hr. 2 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 20, 2005, 4:22 PM CDT (21:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2005, 10:15 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Springfield, MO
- Area
- Counties, with a storm outline in the text
Counties Howell County, MO, Ozark County, MO
The radar
The Springfield radar (KSGF), 133 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 5:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ne Bakersfield, MO | WATER OVER THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY 101. ROAD NOT CLOSED. |
| Aug 20, 5:30 PM CDT | FLASH FLOOD | 2 Ne Bakersfield, MO | WATER OVER THE ROAD ON HIGHWAY 101. ROAD NOT CLOSED. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Springfield, MO (KSGF), launched 12:00Z, 9.4 hours before the alert went out and 153 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 434 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -331 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1497 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 28 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -60 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WGUS53 KSGF 202126 FFWSGF MOC091-153-210315- BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED FLASH FLOOD WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 422 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SPRINGFIELD HAS ISSUED A * FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR... HOWELL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL MISSOURI. OZARK COUNTY IN SOUTHWEST MISSOURI. * UNTIL 1015 PM CDT. * AT 417 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED ONE AND ONE HALF TO TWO AND A HALF INCHES OF RAIN IN THE WARNING AREA. * SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BAKERSFIELD AND CAULFIELD. ADDITIONAL STORMS OVER ARKANSAS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THROUGH 530 PM PRODUCING UP TO ANOTHER TWO INCHES OF RAIN IN PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. EXCESSIVE RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS...COUNTRY ROADS...AS WELL AS FARMLAND ALONG THE BANKS OF CREEKS AND STREAMS. LAT...LON 3675 9205 3650 9203 3650 9225 3661 9222 $$ DSA
3 follow-up statements
000 WGUS73 KSGF 202211 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 509 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005 MOC091-153-210315- HOWELL MO-OZARK MO- 509 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR HOWELL AND OZARK COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT... AT 457 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED THREE TO SIX INCHES OF RAIN IN THE BAKERSFIELD AREA ALONG THE OZARK AND HOWELL COUNTY LINE SINCE 2 PM. AN ADDITIONAL INCH OF RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WARNING AREA THROUGH 600 PM. THIS WILL CAUSE LOCALIZED... BUT POTENTIALLY SEVERE...FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR IN AREAS FROM UDALL TO BAKERSFIELD. SLOW MOVING THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN THE WARNED AREA. RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING INCLUDE...BAKERSFIELD...UDALL...AND CAULFIELD. MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN AUTOMOBILES. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS BRIDGES...DIPS...OR OTHER LOW SPOTS IF WATER COVERS THE ROADWAY. NEVER TRY TO CROSS A FLOWING STREAM...EVEN A SMALL ONE...ON FOOT. TO ESCAPE RISING WATER MOVE UP TO HIGHER GROUND. LAT...LON 3675 9205 3650 9203 3650 9225 3661 9222 $$ DSA
000 WGUS73 KSGF 210103 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 800 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005 MOC091-153-210315- HOWELL MO-OZARK MO- 800 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005 ...FLASH FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR SOUTHWEST HOWELL AND SOUTHEAST OZARK COUNTIES UNTIL 1015 PM CDT... AT 750 PM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS REPORTED THAT MINOR FLOODING WAS OCCURRING IN SOUTHEAST OZARK COUNTY ALONG PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 101 BETWEEN BAKERSFIELD AND CAULFIELD. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY RAIN HAD ENDED...EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CONTINUE TO CAUSE FLOODING ON SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS...COUNTRY ROADS...AND LOW WATER CROSSINGS IN SOUTHEAST OZARK AND SOUTHWEST HOWELL COUNTIES. BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE DANGERS OF FLOODING. BECAUSE OF THE HILLY TERRAIN OF THE OZARKS...THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS WHICH ARE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS IN HEAVY RAIN. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO TRAVEL ACROSS FLOODED ROADS. FIND ALTERNATE ROUTES. IT ONLY TAKES A FEW INCHES OF SWIFTLY FLOWING WATER TO CARRY VEHICLES AWAY. LAT...LON 3675 9205 3650 9203 3650 9225 3661 9222 $$ FOSTER
000 WGUS73 KSGF 210315 FFSSGF FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SPRINGFIELD MO 1015 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005 MOC091-153-210325- HOWELL MO-OZARK MO- 1015 PM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005 ...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST HOWELL AND SOUTHEAST OZARK COUNTIES HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE... EXCESS RUNOFF FROM HEAVY RAIN HAS ENDED OVER THE WARNED AREA. STREAMS AND CREEKS IN THE WARNED AREA HAVE RECEDED OR WERE BEGINNING TO RECEDE...ENDING THE FLOOD THREAT. IF FLOODING HAS BEEN OBSERVED... PLEASE REPORT IT TO YOUR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. LAT...LON 3675 9205 3650 9203 3650 9225 3661 9222 $$ FOSTER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Springfield, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 20, 2:56 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | SGF | Oregon, Shannon | 13 hr |
| Aug 20, 1:02 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | McDonald | 38 min |
| Aug 20, 2:39 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Stone, Taney | 49 min |
| Aug 20, 3:42 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Taney | 24 min |
| Aug 20, 3:44 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Douglas | 46 min |
| Aug 20, 5:36 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | SGF | Wright | 47 min |
Nearby
Flash Flood Warnings in Missouri, 2005Every flash flood warning in 2005
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.